Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-30
BADGER NEWS.


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THE heavy debt which for a long
period has hung over the Episcopal
Church at Eau Claire is about to be
liquidated. Several active church
members and their friends have con-
tributed about enough to pay up the
Indebtedness, which amounts to
$4,000.
HENRY CLAYMEIR, state factory in
spe tor, declares that not single IN.
stance has come under his observa-
tion where the child labor law has
been violated.
THE total seasons cut at the Eau
Claire sawmill was as follows: Lum.
Der, 36S, 9O7,O79; lath, 92.413, $40;
shingles, 152, 562, 500.
A BLACK eagle measuring seven feet
rom tip to tip of wings. was caught
in g, steel trap at Sturgeon Bay.
A MILL 46x13O feet is being built on
Spear Island at Sturgeon Bay.
BURGLARS secured $40 and watch
from the guests at the Rider House,
at La Crosse.
HUGH GALLAGHER, who is alleged to
have left La NOBLE in company with q
14-year-old girl named O'Hara, has
been traced to La Crosse by the girls
father.
STANDING pine tracts located near
the confluence of the Flambeau and
Chippewa Rivers, estimated to en-
brace Is, 100000 feet, and owned by
the Cornell University, Of New York,
were transferred to parties up the
Chippewa for the consideration OF
100000.
PATRICK. MCCLosKEY, aged 60, went
into his barn near Eau Claire, on the
night of the goth to feed stock. He
dropped his lantern and set fire to
the hay. He led out two horses and
called for help, rushed back for @
third horse and was overcome by the
flames. His body was taken out of the
ruins burned to a crisp. His hands
were burned of and his brain burst
from his skull. A horse and two COWS
also burned with the barn. McClos-
key leaves 8 wife and children.
HENRY BRADLEY. of Ashland, claims
to have been swindled of $165 by an
underground insurance company Of
Austin, MINI.
ALEX NEaGETT, of Eau Claire, was
seriously injured by falling down
long flight OF stairs.
PLANS have been drawn for a large
addition to the College of the Sacred
Heart, at Prairie du Chen. The cost
will be about $4,000.
DONALD CAMERON, once a we'll
known marine captain and for more
than forty years resident OF Mllwau-
kee, committed suicide by hanging
himself in the cellar of his home on
the 23d.
MARY SUTCLFFE, who was married
to Clarence E. Chaplin at Bay View, is
suing for divorce in the courts Of St.
Paul On the ground that Chaplin has
become an habitual drunkard.
THE Douglas County board has re
solved to build a Jail at an expense o
$4,000.
ALEXANDER MEGGETT, the pioneer
lawyer OF Eau Claire, suffered serious
injuries by falling down a long flight
OF stairs in q business block.
MR.. AND Mrs. ABEL BROOKS, parents,
of Mrs. Daniel Campbell and Mrs. M.
S. Rowley, celebrated the 63rd ami
versary of their marriage at their
on the 23d. Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks
have resided in Madison for forty
years.
LODGE of Modern Woodmen with
about twenty-five members has been
organized at Prairie du CHEN, by
Deputy Head Consul, David Bull, OF
Illinois.
CHARLES Dewitt, who has been un
der arrest at Madison for some time,
charged with q criminal assault upon
Eliza Searles, has been discharged by
the court, there being no evidence
guilt.
HIGHWAYMEN assaulted Fred Kohn
at Ashland, dubbed him with bar of
iron, and robbed him of $50 and a
watch. His injuries are serious.
B1ARD, the Monroe County forger,
was sentenced at La Crosse to two
years Imprisonment.
A. B. VAN Corr, g. Madison ieweler,
is plaintiff in a. suit against Lapp &
Flershem, wholesale jewelers. at Chica-
go, for $4,000 damages. Plaintiff
alleges that defendants wrongfully
closed up his place of business on at
tachments.
THE sum of SIT, 900 has been sub.
scribed toward the Madison Opera
House fund.
A MAN named Mats Hanson, at
work in q camp of FL. J. Anderson &
Co., Of La Crosse, near Amer, was
shot by Orick Conger, and soon after
died. 1t seems that Hanson was
about thirty rods in advance OF the
rest Of the crew of men who were cut
ting road. He was behind a clump
OF bushes and in the act of picking up
some brush when Conger, who was
out hunting, mistook him for g. deer
and fired, the bullet entering at the
shoulder and penetrating to the OPP
posite hip. Hanson lived sixteen
hours.
SAVAGE & Sons, heavy dealers in re-
tail groceries, Milwaukee, have sus-
pended and q receiver has been ap
al RI ~ firm; RI Ivq